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Concepts and Doctrine Domains Land Military History Short Read

Drug-fuelled combatants: achieving military success by enhancing human ability

Tom HFebruary 11, 2020February 11, 2020

by Tom HFebruary 11, 2020February 11, 202006076

In November 2008, ten members of terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba carried out a devastating attack in Mumbai. These men fought an extended battle with Indian security...

Long Read Opinion People and Leadership

Rethinking Army drugs policy: the place for mission command

Hapax LegomenonOctober 1, 2019September 30, 2019

by Hapax LegomenonOctober 1, 2019September 30, 201906470

The debate surrounding a Senior Govt. Minister’s recent admission of cocaine use has raised questions over the illegality of drug use. Such a debate may...

Opinion People and Leadership

Drugs & Zero Tolerance: A Third Way?

David CalderJanuary 8, 2019January 8, 2019

by David CalderJanuary 8, 2019January 8, 201904590

Why the debate? The British Army discharges the equivalent of an infantry battalion’s worth of soldiers annually as a result of compulsory drug testing (CDT). ...